BA Human Geography (with integrated year studying abroad) [L704]

Academic Year 2024/2025

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2016/2017

Duration 4 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards Excellence Scholarship;

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (80 Credits)

Semester 1
GS13000

Researching the World: data collection and analysis

or
DA10300

Ymchwilio'r Byd: Casglu a Dadansoddi Data

GS10000

Living in a Dangerous World

or
DA10000

Byw mewn Byd Peryglus

GS10220

Conflict and Change: the making of urban and rural spaces

or
DA10520

Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol

Semester 2
GS14220

Place and Identity

GS13020

Researching the World: data collection and analysis

or
DA10320

Ymchwilio'r Byd: Casglu a Dadansoddi Data

GS10020

Living in a Dangerous World

or
DA10020

Byw mewn Byd Peryglus

Year 1 Options

Students must choose one of two pathways. Students cannot mix modules across pathways

Year 1 Options

Pathway 1 - Sociology (Arts). Students must take GA15120 and GA16120

Semester 1
GS15120

Thinking Sociologically

Semester 2
GS16120

Key Concepts in Sociology

Year 1 Options

Pathway 2 - Geography (Science). Students must take GS11520 or DA11520 (dependent on language preference) and GS10520

Semester 1
DA11520

Sut i Greu Planed

GS11520

How to Build a Planet

or
DA11520

Sut i Greu Planed

Semester 2
GS10520

Earth Surface Environments

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (60 Credits)

Semester 1
GS22920

Placing Culture

GS20510

Social Research Methods

or
DA20510

Ymchwilio i bobl a lle

Semester 2
GS23020

Placing Politics

or
DA23020

Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth

GS20410

Concepts for Geographers

Year 2 Options

Students must take one of these modules.

Semester 1
DA25400

Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes

GS21500

Human Geography Research Design and Fieldwork Skills

Semester 2
GS21520

Human Geography Research Design and Fieldwork Skills

DA25420

Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes

Year 2 Options

Choose 40 credits

Semester 1
GS23810

Quantitative Data Analysis

GS20220

Genders and Sexualities

DA20820

Astudio Cymru Gyfoes

Semester 2
GS23710

Geographical Information Systems

GS28910

Geographical Perspectives on the Sustainable Society

Year 3 Core (120 Credits)

During your placement year your registration will be:

Semester 1
GGS0100

Abroad Year Credits

GGS0000

Abroad Year Credits

Semester 2
GGS0160

Abroad Year Credits

GGS0060

Abroad Year Credits

Final Year Core (40 Credits)

Semester 1
GS34000

Geography Dissertation

or
DA34000

Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth

Semester 2
GS34040

Geography Dissertation

or
DA34040

Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth

Final Year Options

(80 credits) Students may choose 80 credits from the following modules. Up to 20 credits may be taken from appropriate modules offered in DGES or in the university.

Semester 1
GS37520

Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience

GS36220

Modern British Landscapes

GS33320

Everyday Social Worlds

DA32220

Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas

Semester 2
GS30020

The psychosocial century

GS36820

The Global Countryside: Geographical and Sociological Perspectives

GS37920

Memory Cultures: heritage, identity and power

DA31720

Rheoli'r Amgylchedd Gymreig

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